Skinny and 119 Pounds, but With the Health Hallmarks of Obesity

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A small group of thin patients who develop disorders typically tied to obesity pose a medical mystery and a potential opportunity for scientists.

Claire Walker Johnson of Queens was a medical mystery. No matter how much she ate, she never gained weight. And yet Ms. Johnson, with a long narrow face, had the conditions many obese people develop — Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and, most strikingly, a liver buried in fat. Read more here